The natural antioxidant resveratrol is detrimental for cardiovascular function when performing physical exercise

Resveratrol: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes 2013
Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Show the Way
Iron oxide nanoparticles precisely direct stem cells to damage tissues, thereby increasing their therapeutic potential

Concise Total Synthesis of a Newly Discovered Alkaloid
A concise synthesis of a novel alkaloid natural product with the pyrroloindoloquinazoline skeleton has been devised

Angewandte Chemie 30/2013: A Shining Example
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Migration of Nanoparticles from Textiles
More realistic exposure scenario for wearing Ag- and TiO2-engineered nanoparticle-containing textiles

Sugar Coating Reveals Black Death
Plague detection through anti-carbohydrate antibodies could lead to rapid point-of-care diagnosis

Conveying the Excitement of Chemistry on YouTube
Martyn Poliakoff, UK, and freelance filmmaker Brady Haran discuss how YouTube can be used to inspire the next generation of chemists

Next-Generation of Histone Deactylase Inhibitors
A new series of ruthenium complexes that act as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors show promise as anticancer agents

Extracting the Medicine from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Isolated compounds from Chinese medicine often show physiological activity. One such compound from Gansong has been identified